Soon to RETIRE Coach Woodson Thread

[Chris007 49,624]

7 minutes ago, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

If you don’t think Dolson and others close to the situation aren’t aware of this, you are mistaken. There’s a part of me that believes Dolson doesn’t mind throwing him to the wolves and catching the backlash and it makes the firing/retirement that much easier and Dolson can just point to the fact that they can’t risk that happening again, thus relieving Woodrow of his duties. 

I believe a retirement announcement soon makes the most sense, then Dolson can start looking and the pressure is off. Everyone is happy.

[Tasmanian Devil 1,753]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I believe a retirement announcement soon makes the most sense, then Dolson can start looking and the pressure is off. Everyone is happy.

I vote for this only if Scott has locked up Stevens. Why subject him to having to go into denial mode once again?

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2 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I believe a retirement announcement soon makes the most sense, then Dolson can start looking and the pressure is off. Everyone is happy.

And the guys would play better, almost guaranteed!  

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[Tasmanian Devil 1,753]

3 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

How great would it be to get a truly program changing, transformational hire?

Imagine the buzz around the program with the headline "Hoosiers land Celtics' Stevens with massive 7 year, $84M deal".

Lots of great candidates out there compared to 4 years ago. But man, this would be on a different level.

FIFY

[Mr. Hoosier Pride 809]

18 minutes ago, Ghost of Rick Majerus said:

I was rereading an article of the potential coaching candidates from our last search when Archie was fired and I forgot how uninspiring it was. Porter Moser was one of the top candidates followed closely by Andy Enfield and Michael Lewis!! No doubt they would have probably been better than Woodson, but definitely not home run hires in my opinion. 

The point being, the list of potential candidates this time seems unequivocally better. There seems to be several choices that can be long term program changers, even if it drops to the 3rd or 4th choice. They have to get this one right and they should have no shortage of options.

Could the stars finally be aligning ? I hope so!

Alright this has led me on a heck of a dive....I found the old Fire Tom Crean thread and here's one poster's comments when discussing potential candidates....it just goes to show you, we really don't know a thing!

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Danny Hurley at Rhode Island
12-13 ; 8-21
13-14 : 14-18
In the Atlantic 10…..
Would not be a smart move for IU

 

[Golfman25 6,014]

4 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I believe a retirement announcement soon makes the most sense, then Dolson can start looking and the pressure is off. Everyone is happy.

When is the pre game press conference?  Friday?  Good time to announce his intent to retire at season’s end.  

[cleeter 2,410]

I vote for this only if Scott has locked up Stevens. Why subject him to having to go into denial mode once again?

I’m hoping Dolson wouldn’t have an announcement without having something in place.


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[BGVille Hoosierfan 2,926]

28 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I believe a retirement announcement soon makes the most sense, then Dolson can start looking and the pressure is off. Everyone is happy.

From what I’ve heard from someone who’s close, the retirement agreement is in preparation ATM. So it’s a matter of when the announcement is made.

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,065]

Okay the spicy-ness is hitting finally 

[Tasmanian Devil 1,753]

11 minutes ago, cleeter said:

I’m hoping Dolson wouldn’t have an announcement without having something in place.


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Exactly 

[Uspshoosier 47,695]

28 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Since we're on page 2012 ... a tribute to our 2012-2013 Big Ten Championship team. 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

From what I’ve heard from someone who’s close, the retirement agreement is in preparation ATM. So it’s a matter of when the announcement is made.

[Papacap 761]

10 minutes ago, BGVille Hoosierfan said:

From what I’ve heard from someone who’s close, the retirement agreement is in preparation ATM. So it’s a matter of when the announcement is made.

If it’s that far along, gotta think it’s before Saturday. Maybe that’s me in Hopium but why let him coach Saturday if it’s all but a done deal 

[Silat Player 866]

3 minutes ago, Papacap said:

If it’s that far along, gotta think it’s before Saturday. Maybe that’s me in Hopium but why let him coach Saturday if it’s all but a done deal 

On the other hand, if IU is really interested in May, maybe you DON'T want to announce before Saturday. Announcing officially that the position is open before May comes to play in Bloomington is going to make things much more difficult for Dusty, as he will spend every pregame interview having to talk about the open IU position.

[HinnyHoosier 5,215]

12 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Okay the spicy-ness is hitting finally 

Late night authentic Mexican is never a wise adult choice. Good luck.

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36 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

When is the pre game press conference?  Friday?  Good time to announce his intent to retire at season’s end.  

I think that's one possibility. 

I think another possibility is that ~2 hours before tip off, a 1 pager gets sent to media and they break the story.

Woody briefly talks about it in a pre-game interview, says he wants to focus on the game/finishing the season strong, and there's some special video tribute in the stadium / on TV to elicit cheers. Then it doesn't have to be the sole focus of the post-game media because they'll have the whole Michigan game to talk about too. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 3,065]

While I’m at it not enough of you are telling us what trilly is saying haha

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[Hoosierfanyuh 3,065]

2 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

On the other hand, if IU is really interested in May, maybe you DON'T want to announce before Saturday. Announcing officially that the position is open before May comes to play in Bloomington is going to make things much more difficult for Dusty, as he will spend every pregame interview having to talk about the open IU position.

Wouldn’t matter if we already have someone else lined up.